McLean Stevenson (Henry Blake) pitched the idea for this episode to the show's producers simply by asking, "How pissed would these guys be if they were attacked in the middle of a football game?"
The opening theme song is performed by a different orchestra.
The opening theme was a "jazzier" version of the M*A*S*H theme (Suicide is Painless). This jazzier theme lasted for just three episodes, after which it reverted to the usual theme.